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Money Growth and Inflation: Implications of Reducing the Bias of VAR Estimates
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Money Growth and Inflation: Implications of Reducing the Bias of VAR Estimates

Tomas Brännström
Vol.1995(82)
SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, 82, Stockholm School of Economics (SSE)
1995

Abstract

vector autoregressive models Bias reduction impulse-response functions variance decomposition forecasts C32 C53 E37
A bivariate second-order VAR model of money growth and inflation is specified and estimated by means of least squares. The bias of the parameter estimates is approximated in three ways and new, bias-reduced estimates are computed using the approximations. The effects of bias reduction on impulse-response functions and variance decompositions are found to be negligible. The effects of bias reduction on predictions, in particular on predicted inflation, are more substantial.

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